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HOLLY, William Ivor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX12024 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 1 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 27 August 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Grave F. B. 1. INSCRIPTION - HE DIED AS HE LIVED, A MAN |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle No 2 Aust. Ind. Coy. 2/2 Aust. CDO Squdn Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, WX12024 | |
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| 29 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, WX12024 | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 23 and the son of Abiah and Mary Ann Holly, of Cottesloe, Western Australia.
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